Ogun: EFCC Arrests 14 Chinese Nationals, Nigerian Over Illegal Lithium Processing The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 15 suspects, including 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian, over alleged illegal lithium processing activities at four plants in Ogere, Ogun State. The commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its verified X handle,
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking to prevent anti-corruption and security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his properties. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dismissed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/368/2026, describing it as an abuse of court process, speculative and
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyode, has said the maximum amount that can be recovered after funds have been stolen is about 60 percent. Olukoyode disclosed this on Friday during the inauguration of the EFCC Zonal Office in Awka, Anambra State. According to the EFCC chairman, the difficulty of
Customs Hands Over $265,000 Undeclared Cash, Fake Drugs to EFCC, NAFDAC in Kano The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted $265,000 in undeclared foreign currency, unregistered pharmaceutical products and more than 3,000 cartons of herbicide containing a prohibited chemical at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The Acting Area Controller of
A coalition of civil society organisations has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate allegations concerning former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, insisting that the anti-graft agency must establish the facts and take appropriate action where evidence of wrongdoing is found. The coalition, comprising the Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, Guardians of Democracy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property. The anti-graft agency announced this in a wanted notice published on its official X handle on Wednesday and signed by its Head of
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a special team to investigate transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project and trace properties suspected to be connected to them. The team, being supervised by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, is also considering inviting several prominent Nigerians mentioned in the International Chamber of Commerce
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned legal practitioners against charging clients in foreign currencies, saying offenders will face prosecution. The Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, issued the warning on Friday, September 11, 2026, during a meeting with the Nigerian Bar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that the N1.23 trillion recovered as proceeds of crime between October 2023 and July 2026 is not sitting as cash in the Federal Government’s account. The commission’s Director of Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, made the clarification on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, while
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, has issued a fresh invitation to former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, over an alleged $14.86 million financial fraud case. The former governor was reportedly asked to appear before the anti-graft agency after failing to honour an earlier invitation. The EFCC is investigating allegations relating to the handling